Welcome to Further Details, a recurring column where we investigate what purpose an oft-overlooked product element actually serves. This week: why people hide their watches’ serial numbers. Wait, ...

Serial numbers are a frequently used method of tagging and identifying objects that would be otherwise indistinguishable, and are used for everything from firearms to keys, and from passports to ...

Serial numbers in zone files help your DNS service determine whether it should re-ingest your zone files or ignore them. But there’s more to these pseudo timestamps than meets the eye. In fact, the ...

You probably tuck $2 bills into your wallet without thinking much about them, but some of those notes can be quietly valuable ...

You can quickly find your laptop's serial number by entering a simple command in Command Prompt. If you can't use Command Prompt, look for the serial number on the bottom of your laptop. Your laptop's ...

There are various reasons you might want to find your laptop or computer’s serial number. Some schools ask that you register your laptop for academic use. Workplaces often do the same thing. You may ...

I just got a replacement iPhone 4 for the iLemon that I've been blogging about here lately and, so far anyway, the Bluetooth problem seems to have disappeared. I haven't had a chance to test it ...

Take a dollar bill out of your wallet. How much is it worth? Say "a dollar," and chances are, you're absolutely right. But it's also possible that the humble Washington in your hands is worth much ...

As a digital rights management security measure, Dragon NaturallySpeaking (DNS) requires that you enter a unique serial code before you can begin using it. Nuance, the publisher of Dragon ...